Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways had a busy 2013. It bought stakes in three other airlines around the world and made a record $67 billion order for aircraft and engines from manufacturers. All that was on top of launching new routes.

And the airline’s ambitions are certainly mirrored by its growth in passenger numbers. On Monday, government-owned Etihad said it flew nearly 12 million customers in 2013, up 16% on the year before figure of 10.3 million. It doesn’t release extensive figures on profits, but here are the key points from the rapidly-growing carrier’s year:

– Bangkok was the airline’s busiest route, with a total of 742,759 passengers flying to Thailand’s capital, while Manila was the second busiest route with 547,068 passengers, followed by London with 544,564 passengers.